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Scalp burn prompts suit against beauty supplier
Kings Beauty in Fairview Heights Kings Beauty Supply in Fairview Heights is being sued by a customer whose head was burned by a hair product.
Illinois Power, Pfizer defendants in toxic tort claim
A woman who lived in East St. Louis for six years in the 1970s claims her exposure to heavy metals from a paint pigment plant has caused her to develop lupus, breast cancer, immune deficiencies and asthma.
Wrongful death suit filed against farmer
Ag Chem Terra Gator A Monroe County woman whose husband was killed on State Route 15 while riding a motorcycle four months ago, is suing the owner and operator of a vehicle used to spray farm fields.
Worker claims injuries from unloading large window
Personal injury plaintiff Joshua Richendollar is seeking in excess of $150,000 for injuries sustained at work while unloading a window and frame from a delivery truck.
Loose ballast caused railroader's hip and back injuries
CSX Transportation employee Craig Burris filed a Federal Employers' Liability Act suit claiming he slipped and fell on loose ballast at the railroad's Roselake Yards facility in Fairmont City.
Econo Inn owner sued for hotel fire death
Econo Inn in Washington Park The owner of a Washington Park motel is being sued for negligence over a fire which caused the death of Katrice S. Carraway and her unborn child on March 27, 2005.
'Too Many Services' failed to pay at all, suit says
A Fairview Heights man who claims his employer failed to turn over child support payments being deducted from his paycheck for 12 years is suing.
Jurors' pay would increase to minimum wage under proposal
Rep. Jack Franks A state lawmaker wants to raise juror pay by as much as 600 percent as an incentive to create a more representative jury pool.
Children sue CSX over deadly train collision
The surviving children of a Waterloo couple killed in a train collision just outside Collinsville last summer have filed suit against CSX Transportation.
Honda and driver blamed in fatal Smithon accident
Honda Motor Co. and the driver in a fatal car accident on May 22, 2005 in Smithton are being sued in St. Clair County Circuit Court by the families of two passengers.
Former newspaper employee claims workers' comp retaliation
A former Belleville News-Democrat employee is suing the newspaper's parent company, The McClatchy Co., alleging he was fired in retaliation for filing a workers' compensation claim.
Mt. Vernon dermatologist named in suit
A Mt. Vernon woman has refiled a lawsuit against a Mt. Vernon skin care specialist in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Heirs seek compensation over railroad worker's death
The family of an Alton & Southern Railway Co. switchman is suing the railroad over the accidental death of Mardie Olden in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
Motomart blamed for customer's oily trip
A customer of Motomart is suing the service station for slipping, tripping and falling on oil, gasoline or another slippery substance "through no fault of her own
School lunch not fit for human consumption, suit claims
A Cahokia School District 187 employee claims he damaged his teeth as well as the bones, muscles and tissues of his jaw and face after biting into a polish sausage he was served at a school cafeteria last year.
ARDC Administrator Robinson announces retirement
Mary Robinson Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Administrator Mary T. Robinson announced her resignation effective March 16.
All opinions should be online, lawyer argues
Tucked away in the vaults of Illinois' five appellate courts, most decisions arrived at by justices barely see the light of day. Illinois Supreme Court "Rule 23" maintains that non-precedential rulings, the vast majority of those delivered, need only be distributed to litigants and the trial court.
Young's lawyer wants evidence preserved
Clyde Kuehn St. Clair County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Young's lawyer wants evidence collected at the scene of his client's Dec. 3 DUI arrest preserved.
District 189 and contractors blamed for lost wages
A Swansea woman who claims she was fired from East St. Louis District 189 in retaliation for filing two workers' comp claims in 2005, filed separate lawsuits against the school district and maintenance contractors in St. Clair County Circuit Court.
St. Louis Bread Co. customer leaves bruised and contused
St. Louis Bread Co. in Belleville Injured St. Louis Bread Co. customer Antoinette Blanton claims the restaurant allowed the placement of an improperly placed welcome mat in an area provided for invitees' ingress and egress, according to a personal injury suit filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court.